River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
AzFL Surprise (5-4 win over Peoria Javelinas) Brandon Laird: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) – .313-.374-.614 in 83 at-bats Colin Curtis: 1 for 3, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – .388-.453-.687 in 67 at-bats Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blogLaird [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird & Curtis help...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... former Padres’ scouts are holding [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird goes deep twice in the desert
MLB (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Yankees' Laird seeks balance with Rafters
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Greg Fertel at Pending Pinstripes sat down for a chat with 2009 4th round pick Adam Warren. It’s pretty funny to see that Warren doesn’t even know where his velocity spike came from last year. Give it a read, it’s well worth your time. Mike Dunn was the only Yankee farmhand that will participate in the [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird breaks out...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The Yanks pulled Austin Romine from the Arizona Fall League after he sustained a minor injury. They opted not to send someone to replace him, so the Rangers sent Taylor Teagarden. AzFL Surprise (2-1 loss to Peoria Javelinas on Monday) three runs total in an AzFL game? wtf? Colin Curtis: 3 for 5, 1 K – OPS’ing [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird draws some...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
AzFL Surprise (4-3 loss to Surprise in 10 innings) Austin Romine hasn’t played in a few days, so he’s probably hurt Brandon Laird: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – three homers in his first 37 at-bats in the desert … it took him 217 at-bats with High-A Tampa [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird homers again, but Surprise...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
The Arizona Fall League is on Twitter. AzFL Surprise (15-12 win over Phoenix) you gotta love scores like that Brandon Laird: 3 for 5, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 K – hitting .412-.412-.676, and he’s only 18th in the league in OPS Colin Curtis: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Laird continues assault on AzFL pitching...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... enough to raise eyebrows, however I doubt it engenders any massive shift in thinking on Curtis. Brandon Laird-3B .333/.406/.633, 18 R, 10 BB, 9 2B, 6 HR Laird on the other hand might have opened some eyes. He’s always been a potential power hitting corner infielder but has had problems with plate discipline in the past as well as defense and some swing mechanics. Since his...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... in the 94-95 area. In 09 between Tampa and Trenton, 71.2 IP, 38ER, 65 hits, 63 K--27 BB, BAA.236. Brandon Laird--INF----Laird had a very good AFL hitting .333 in 22 games (30-90). He showed good power with 6 homers which tied him for 2nd in the AFL. He added 9 doubles, 24 rbi, and scored 20 runs to go with a 4.06 OBP and .633 SLG. In 2009 Laird hit. 266, with 13 HR,...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Arizona Fall League regular season is over. Surprise finished 16-16, two games back of the Peoria Javelinas for the West Division title. The Javelinas will take on Phoenix in the title game on Saturday. AzFL Surprise (11-9 loss to the Peoria Saguaros on Wednesday) Brandon Laird: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K Colin Curtis: [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Curtis...
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... with an ERA of 4.25 and 28 K’s Zack Kroenke (LHP) posted a 5.28 ERA in 15.1 innings over 10 games. Brandon Laird (3B) batted .333 with 6 HRs, 24 RBIs and an OPS of over 1.000 Colin Curtis (LF) batted .397 with 5 HRs, 18 RBIs and an OPS of over 1.200. Posted in Yankee News, Yankee Players, Yankees Minors Tagged: Brandon Laird, Colin Curtis, Grant Duff, Ian Kennedy, Mike...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... Colin Curtis : .397/.472/.731, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 19 runs scored, 3 SB, 11 walks. Brandon Laird : .333/.406/.633, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 9 doubles, 18 runs scored, 10 walks. Austin Romine : .400/.438/.400 (6-for-15), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk. Ian Kennedy : 7 games, 2-1, 4.25 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 29.2 IP, 30 hits, 14 ER, 5 BB, 28 K's. Zack Kroenke : 11 games, 1-0, 2 saves, 5.28...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Today in the AFL the Surprise Rafters defeated the Peoria Saguaros 11-9. The win improves the Rafters record to 15-16. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, BB Colin Curtis: 3-for-5, HR (5), 2 RBI, R Now for an update from the Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican and Venezuelan Winter leagues. Dominican League Aguilas Cibaenas: RHP Wilkins Arias: 13 games, 2-0, 5.40 ERA,...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... 14 K, 3 SB, 2 CS – dude led the league with a 1.203 OPS, and not by a small margin either (44 pts) Brandon Laird : 22 G, 30 for 90 (.333), 18 R, 9 2B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 10 BB, 20 K, 1 CS – he finished seventh in the least with a 1.039 OPS Austin Romine : 4 G, 6 for 15 (.400), 2 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K – left the league after suffering a minor finger injury … it’s nothing serious, he’ll be fine...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
AzFL Surprise (6-4 win over Peoria Javelinas) Brandon Laird: 3 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 CS Colin Curtis: 0 for 2, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K – no contact kind of day Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K – 19 of 30 pitches were strikes [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Dunn strikes out four … in one inning
